# UN nuclear watchdog board refers Iran to Security Council for first time in 20 years

https://mins.news/en/item/51700

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-09 16:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/3SCm1cN

> The International Atomic Energy Agency’s board has referred Iran to the U.N. Security Council for the first time in two decades, citing Tehran’s failure to cooperate with a long-running investigation into uranium traces found by inspectors at several undeclared sites.

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